The 2014 Season was NorthEast United's 1st season in existence in the Indian Super League.
Background In early 2014 it was announced that the All India Football Federation, the national federation for football in India, and IMG-Reliance would be accepting bids for ownership of eight of nine selected cities for the upcoming Indian Super League, an eight-team franchise league modeled along the lines of the Indian Premier League cricket tournament. On 13 April 2014, it was announced that John Abraham and I-league side Shillong Lajong F.C. had won the bidding for the Guwahati-based franchise.
On 15 August 2014, during an official launch, it was announced that the name of the team would be NorthEast United FC representing the 8 north-eastern states of India. The first match for NorthEast United FC in Indian Super League was played against Kerala Blasters on 13 October 2014 at Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium in Guwahati which was won 1–0.
Transfer Foreign signings #Position:PlayerLast clubDateSource 1 GK Alexandros Tzorvas Apollon Smyrnis 1 September 2014 4 MF Kondwani Mtonga ZESCO United 2 September 2014 9 FW James Keene Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv 12 September 2014 10 FW Koke Blooming 15 September 2014 11 DF Joan Capdevila Espanyol 16 July 2014 14 MF Leo Bertos East Bengal 6 October 2015 15 DF Miguel Garcia Mallorca 2 September 2014
Drafted domestic players
Round Position Player I-League club 1 GK Kunzang Bhutia Shillong Lajong 2 DF Jibon Singh Shillong Lajong 3 FW Durga Boro Shillong Lajong 4 DF Aiborlang Khongjee Shillong Lajong 5 DF Zodingliana Ralte Shillong Lajong 6 GK Rehenesh Paramba Shillong Lajong 7 MF Boithang Haokip Shillong Lajong 8 DF Pritam Kumar Singh Shillong Lajong 9 MF Milan Singh Shillong Lajong 10 DF Robin Gurung Shillong Lajong 11 MF Alen Deory Shillong Lajong 12 MF Redeem Tlang Shillong Lajong 13 FW Seminlen Doungel Shillong Lajong 14 MF David Ngaihte Shillong Lajong
Drafted foreign players
Round Position Player Last Club 1 MF Isaac Chansa Shillong Lajong 2 FW Cornell Glen Shillong Lajong 3 DF Massamba Sambou Châteauroux 4 FW Do Dong-hyun Gifu 5 MF Guilherme Batata Atlético Paranaense 6 DF Tomáš Josl Vysočina Jihlava 7 FW Luis Yanes Atlético Bucaramanga
Players and staff Squad
Technical staff
Position Name Manager Ricki Herbert Coach Thangboi Singto Performance Coach Lee Taylor
Indian Super League League table
Results summary
Results by round
Matches
Squad statistics
Appearances and goals
Goal scorers PlacePositionNationNumberNameIndian Super LeagueTotal1 FW10Koke442 MF4 Kondwani Mtonga22DF5 Massamba Sambou224 MF19Guilherme Batata11FW23Seminlen Doungel11FW25Durga Boro11TOTALS1111
Disciplinary record NumberNationPositionNameIndian Super LeagueTotal2 DFAiborlang Khongjee41413 DFTomáš Josl10105 DFMassamba Sambou20206 MFIsaac Chansa10107 MFDo Dong-hyun10108 FWLuis Yanes10109 FWJames Keene111111DFJoan Capdevila212113GKRehenesh Paramba101015DFMiguel Garcia101016DFRobin Gurung202019MFGuilherme Batata404023FWSeminlen Doungel1010TOTALS223223
See also List of NorthEast United FC seasons
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